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Eritrea
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP13.16[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita2176.48[$]
Population6.05[millions]
Urbanization41.35[%]
Land Area120534.34[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 156 30.4 -3.7
Health 173 15.5 1.5
Air Quality 159 22.1 -1.2
PM2.5 129 29.9 -4.3
Household solid fuels 157 10.3 3.2
Ozone 139 30.6 -2.6
Sanitation & Drinking Water 173 6.3 4.4
Sanitation 173 6.3 4.4
Drinking water 173 6.3 4.3
Heavy Metals 127 38.3 5.7
Lead 127 38.3 5.7
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 121 40.4 -7.1
Biodiversity 148 33.7 0.2
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 144 28.9 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 147 28.1 -
Marine protected areas 117 - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 146 10.7 4.1
Species Habitat Index 10 97.3 -1.7
Species Protection Index 123 55.8 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 54 59.6 0.2
Ecosystem Services 10 97.1 -0.5
Tree cover loss 1 100 -
Grassland loss 140 42.9 -8.4
Wetland loss 1 100 -
Fisheries 105 9 3.2
Fish Stock Status 21 18.1 6.4
Marine Trophic Index 123 - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 109 43.4 -14.3
CO2 growth rate 125 29.5 -23.5
CH4 growth rate 98 62.1 -2.9
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 78 62.2 -13
Black Carbon growth rate 108 46.1 -53.9
CO2 from land cover 132 29.8 -
GHG intensity trend 1 100 75.7
GHG per capita 12 95 3.9
Pollution Emissions 94 57.1 -25
SO2 growth rate 97 64.2 -35.8
NOx growth rate 93 49.9 -14.2
Agriculture 148 22.3 -10.8
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 148 22.3 -10.8
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Marshall Islands 30.8
Niger 30.8
Republic of Congo 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Angola 29.7
Togo 29.5
GDP per capita
Kiribati 37.7
Uganda 35.6
Ethiopia 34.4
Rwanda 33.8
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Mali 29.4
Gambia 27.9
Solomon Islands 26.7
Guinea 26.4
Issue Performance
Iran 48
Burkina Faso 38.3
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Pakistan 33.1
Cabo Verde 32.8
Eritrea 30.4
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Gambia 27.9
Mauritania 27.7
Regulatory Quality
Venezuela 50.3
Cuba 48.4
Turkmenistan 43.9
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Sudan 34.8
Republic of Congo 30.8
Eritrea 30.4
Voice & Accountability
Uzbekistan 44.3
Saudi Arabia 44
Turkmenistan 43.9
Tajikistan 38.2
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Sudan 34.8
Laos 34.8
Eritrea 30.4
Burundi 27
Political Stability
Mexico 52.6
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Honduras 37.8
Nepal 32.7
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Guatemala 31.8
Tanzania 31.1
Eritrea 30.4
Mauritania 27.7
Haiti 27
Sub-Saharan Africa
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Republic of Congo 30.8
Niger 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Angola 29.7
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Least Developed Countries
Tanzania 31.1
Niger 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Angola 29.7
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Bangladesh 29
Ease of Doing Business Index
Venezuela 50.3
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Timor-Leste 35.3
Republic of Congo 30.8
Eritrea 30.4
Angola 29.7
Haiti 27
Chad 26.7
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